Food questions

[Rainwolf]

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I use a sleeve to process birds so the wiggle factor is minimal....

I have Coturnix so.. well.. ermm.. they kinda sit there and say "ok feed monster you want me here, here I am!"

 

[_Randall_]

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I use a sleeve to process birds so the wiggle factor is minimal....

I have Coturnix so.. well.. ermm.. they kinda sit there and say "ok feed monster you want me here, here I am!"

......while the Bobs are sayin'..... "there he comes again, guys.....put it in the highest gear ya got, and lets try to get the hayle outta here".....

 

[JJMR794]

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I use a sleeve to process birds so the wiggle factor is minimal....

I have Coturnix so.. well.. ermm.. they kinda sit there and say "ok feed monster you want me here, here I am!"

......while the Bobs are sayin'..... "there he comes again, guys.....put it in the highest gear ya got, and lets try to get the hayle outta here".....

UNLESS THEY'RE BUTLER WHO HAVE BEEN WEIGHED IN THE PAST... THEN THEY SAY "THIS GUY JUST DOESNT LEARN EASY DOES HE? WELL OK, DING ROUND 2! GUESS THAT LAST BITE WASNT HARD ENOUGH FOR YA HUH? OK BUDDY HERE WE GO AGAIN... COMON' REACH IN JUST A LITTLE FARTHER...

LIKE A 2 POUND SNAPPIN TURTLE WITH FEATHERS-- ONLY THING WORSE IS A DEMON POSESSED BROODY RINGNECK PHEASANT HENS (CRAZY WENCH TOOK A DIME SIZED CHUNK OUT OF THE BACK OF MY HAND...

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[_Randall_]

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......while the Bobs are sayin'..... "there he comes again, guys.....put it in the highest gear ya got, and lets try to get the hayle outta here".....

UNLESS THEY'RE BUTLER WHO HAVE BEEN WEIGHED IN THE PAST... THEN THEY SAY "THIS GUY JUST DOESNT LEARN EASY DOES HE? WELL OK, DING ROUND 2! GUESS THAT LAST BITE WASNT HARD ENOUGH FOR YA HUH? OK BUDDY HERE WE GO AGAIN... COMON' REACH IN JUST A LITTLE FARTHER...

LIKE A 2 POUND SNAPPIN TURTLE WITH FEATHERS

LOL...

 

[Mt. Baker Quail]

I don't think I want to do a feed test. I want my birds to like me!

 

[Robo]

I did a recent test between Purina and KTA on bobwhites and coturnix. I had better egg production with both breeds on the KTA. I split 30 chicks into two pens and they are now 7 weeks old. The ones on KTA laid their first egg 2 days shy of 6 weeks, the others laid at 6 and a half weeks. The ones on KTA weigh about half an ounce more. The KTA is a breeder with 22% protein mixed with soy meal, oyster shell dust, and the adults get some 22% protein scratch. The adults get 28% protein and the chicks get about 32%. Seems to work a little better. Still can't decide if I should switch completely or not.

Oh, and the bobwhites aren't laying yet...

 

[joe125]

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Well, if you mix anything with a commercially available feed product, then it isn't a fair "FEED TEST"! They should stand on their own.

For the record: There is no such thing as 22% protein scratch feed! By definition: Scratch feed is way less than 22% protein. It's cracked corn and maybe some wheat/oats or wry. This is where people that raise game birds and people that raise chickens get all defensive!

Scratch feed is for chickens...not for game birds!